Monday, April 24, 2006

New York at San Diego

Final Score: San Diego 7, New York 4
San Diego, CA (Sports Network) - Brian Giles hit a fourth-inning grand slam to guide the San Diego Padres past the New York Mets, 7-4, as the two teams split a four-game series at Petco Park.
Josh Barfield went 3-for-5 -- including his second homer of the season -- and scored three runs and Vinny Castilla had a trio of hits for the Padres, who have won three of their last five contests.
Mike Cameron made his season debut and went 0-for-3 with a pair of walks against his former team. San Diego activated Cameron off the 15-day disabled list and optioned pitcher Jon Adkins to Triple-A Portland on Sunday. Cameron, who has missed the entire season with a strained left oblique muscle, was traded to the Padres in the offseason by the New York Mets in exchange for outfielder Xavier Nady.
Clay Hensley (1-1) recorded his second major league win, allowing four runs on five hits with three walks and three strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings. Trevor Hoffman notched his third save of the season.
David Wright went 2-for-4 with an RBI and Endy Chavez knocked in two for the Mets, who have lost four of their last six games. Victor Zambrano (1-2) lasted just four innings, yielding five runs on seven hits and three walks for the loss. Carlos Delgado had a pair of hits but ended his home run streak at three games.
The Padres plated a run in the home-half of the opening frame as Barfield smacked an 0-2 offering over the left field fence for a 1-0 margin.
San Diego used a two-out, four-run rally in the fourth to grab a comfortable lead. Hensley singled to center, followed by a walk to Dave Roberts and a base hit from Barfield. Giles came to the plate and worked the count to 3-2 before lifting a grand slam to right field for a 5-0 advantage.
However, the Mets got back in the game with a four-run sixth inning. Paul Lo Duca drew a one-out walk to get the frame started and Delgado's single sent the catcher to third. Wright's base hit scored Lo Duca and Cliff Floyd singled in Delgado before Hensley was lifted.
Scott Cassidy retired Nady with a pop fly and Chris Woodward's free pass loaded the bases. Chavez capped the scoring with a two-run single to pull within 5-4. New York had a chance to score more as pinch hitter Jose Reyes walked, but Alan Embree, who replaced Cassidy, struck out Kaz Matsui to end the threat with three runners left on base.
The Padres upped the lead to two in the bottom of the inning. Barfield picked up his third hit of the game, a single to third, and moved to second on Giles groundout. Adrian Gonzalez's soft line drive single knocked in Barfield for a 6-4 edge.
San Diego added another run in the eighth as Castilla and Khalil Greene singled and pinch hitter Mark Bellhorn knocked in a run with a grounder to second.
Game Notes
The Padres begin a three-game set with Arizona, while the Mets continue their 10- game road trip with three games in San Francisco on Monday...Barfield has five three-hit games on the season...Hoffman is 40 saves shy of Lee Smith (478) for the all-time lead...The Padres are 6-2 during the day...San Diego leads the series 205-202.

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